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Kavitha Rajan
Consumer & Retail Editor
Covers retail, food and beverage, consumer brands and business developments tied to household spending.
About Kavitha Rajan
Kavitha Rajan is BursaKL’s Consumer & Retail Editor. She follows the businesses people encounter in everyday life, including retailers, food and beverage companies, consumer brands and online marketplaces. Her coverage looks at store openings, brand expansion, commercial partnerships and changes in how companies serve customers.
She uses company announcements and published reports to explain the business behind a launch or expansion. Her stories focus on the scale, location, timing and commercial details of a development, keeping promotional claims attributed to their source.
What they cover
- Retailers, store networks and market expansion
- Food and beverage businesses
- Consumer brands, products and commercial partnerships
- E-commerce and household spending trends
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Latest stories from Kavitha Rajan
- Consumer & Brands
Mortgage approvals decline amid tighter borrower and valuation checks
JLL Malaysia expects full-year approvals to stay muted, citing closer bank scrutiny of income records, inflated property prices and service apartment vacancies.
- Consumer & Brands
UEM Sunrise launches RM1.17 billion MAIA Mont’Kiara project
The residential development has recorded a 60% take-up rate following its soft launch in late August, with prices starting at RM1.54 million.
- Consumer & Brands
F&N expects AgriValley to need several more years to break even
The group is focusing on productivity and cost efficiency at its Gemas dairy farm before pursuing a larger expansion.
- Consumer & Brands
F&N considers targeted price increases as input costs rise
The group has already raised prices by an average of about 3% to 4% across its portfolio in recent quarters.
- Consumer & Brands
Minimum wage rise to work alongside household support measures, says Amir Hamzah
Budget 2027 raises the monthly minimum wage to RM2,000 from June 2027, with more than four million workers set to benefit.
- Consumer & Brands
RON97 to cost RM4.70 per litre as unsubsidised fuel prices ease
Prices for eligible Budi95 and Budi Madani Diesel recipients will stay at RM1.99 and RM2.10 per litre respectively.
- Consumer & Brands
Government to disburse RM1.1 billion in fourth phase of STR aid
Payments for existing recipients run from Nov 4 to 6, with newly approved applicants and successful appellants due to receive aid from Nov 16.
- Consumer & Brands
Anwar refers paid-leave questions to Utusan, Kosmo publisher
Media Mulia plans to put about 100 employees on paid leave while reviewing its operations and business model.
- Consumer & Brands
Oriental Kopi spends about RM150,000 on trilingual menus after backlash
CGS International said the restaurant chain had seen no material change in customer traffic or customer mix following the menu language dispute.
- Consumer & Brands
Independent board formed to guide MediAsas rollout
The basic medical insurance and takaful plan is being piloted, with a nationwide launch planned for the end of January 2027.
- Consumer & Brands
Hidden charges may expose businesses to RM100,000 fines
Pricing rules cover physical and online transactions, with individuals also facing possible imprisonment for breaches.
- Consumer & Brands
Malaysia does not need emergency food stockpiling, says Ahmad Zahid
The deputy prime minister said the country has enough food supply capacity to last at least six months.
